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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Fairness Doctrine would be at the whim of those who decide what "fair" is.

For example, who is fair?  Fox or MSNBC and CNN?  Depends on your meaning of "fair".

Was it just an oversight that NYT left out Menendez party?  That NBC reported him as a Republican?

Take WAPO from last summer/fall:  get a marker and underline the adjectives in the political articles.  Decide which articles are fair.

Fairness depends on point of view.

I think CNN is unfair--you may think Fox is unfair.

Newspapers used to report facts with little bias except on editorial pages.
No longer.

But, of course, the biggest bias is reflected in what they choose to report.  Who would determine "fairness" there?
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Well said.[/quote]

No, the PP is actually full of sh#t. The Fairness Doctrine didn't require the FCC or any other bureaucrat to decide what's "fair." It merely stipulated that an FCC-licensed broadcaster had to present the opposite points of view on a contentious issue of the public interest. If a broadcaster did not present the opposite point of view, viewers could file a complaint against the broadcaster. Networks had plenty of editorial latitude - they just couldn't blatantly lie without getting push back.

The truth should not be jeopardized in the name of "free speech." That's like telling a black person to accept a KKK grand wizard in the name of "tolerance."[/quote]

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